Unisex name · since 1976
Avion
2,692 babies named Avion in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,730 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,692
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avion currently ranks #2322 among unisex names in America, with 2,692 babies recorded since 1976.
Avion has 2,692 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2322 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #2,730 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,322 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,692 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avion ranks #2,730 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,322 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,692 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,730 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,692
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avion's 2,692 recorded births place it above 93.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Avion compares
2,692 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Avion's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,692 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avion's full recorded timeline at 2005, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Avion popularity over time - girls
304 total births recorded since 1986 (Avion as girls' name)
Avion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,070 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Avion's strongest decade.
1,070 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Avion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 193
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
783 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,070 births
- 2020s
2020s
610 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,070 births (40% of all-time use).
How Avion compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Avion's total volume
Avion by state
Where Avion concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 171 | 6.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 158 | 5.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 155 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 111 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 107 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 102 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 100 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 72 | 2.7% |
171 of 2,692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Avion appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avion's data
- Avion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,070 total births) through the 2020s (610) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Avions (171 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Avion draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.